[Mini Story: Chelia's Kidnapping]
No One's POV
Shadow was sitting in a house eating cookies when his lacrima phone started ringing.
Shadow (picking up): Hello?
Kidnapper: I've got your girlfriend. Send me 50 million or she dies!
Shadow could hear Chelia's muffled cries—she was gagged.
Shadow (bored): Okay.
Kidnapper (confused): Uh, don't you care?
Shadow: Nope, don't give a sh*t.
Kidnapper: But she's your girl!
Shadow: She once went to the mall with Sonic instead of me. I was already planning to bury her along with that blue hedgehog. You're doing me a favor, man.
Kidnapper: You know what? I'm going to violate her if you don't send the money.
Shadow (still eating a cookie, unfazed): You wouldn't dare.
Shadow sensed the kidnapper was starting to grope Chelia despite her struggling.
Kidnapper: Would be a shame to waste such perfect melons.
Shadow: You do know I can find you, right?
Kidnapper: Ha! I'd love to see you try!
Shadow: What if I told you I'm currently at your mom's house—would you believe me?
Kidnapper (sarcastic): Yeah, right. Sure.
Shadow put the phone on speaker. They could hear the kidnapper's mom baking cookies in the kitchen.
Shadow: Ma'am, may I have some more cookies?
Kidnapper's Mom: Of course, dear, coming right up!
Kidnapper (shocked): M-M-Mom?!
Shadow turned off the speaker.
Shadow: Listen up, little punk. You give me back my girl, and I give you back your mom.
Kidnapper: WHAT DO YOU MEAN "GIVE ME BACK MY MOM"?!
Shadow sent a photo—it showed something targeting the kidnapper's house from above.
Shadow: That's your house, right?
Kidnapper: What the...?!
Shadow: If you don't want me to use the Eclipse Cannon on your mom, you know what to do.
His mom placed another plate of cookies and sat in front of Shadow.
Kidnapper's Mom: So, you're a childhood friend of my son?
Shadow (putting the call back on speaker): Yes, ma'am. I'm talking to your son right now. He's coming over with my girlfriend, aren't you?
Kidnapper (terrified): Yes, yes! I'm on my way! Don't worry, Mom! I'm coming to save you!
He hung up.
Kidnapper's Mom: Save me? What's he talking about?
Shadow: Oh, you know kids these days—they don't even know what they're saying.
[End of the Mini Story]
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Omega's POV
Wendy was trying to put Sonic's heart back in, even though it had been ripped out. Carla was crying while Chelia tried to comfort Shadow so he wouldn't blame himself.
Shadow: I... really killed him...?
Chelia (hugging him tightly): No, it's not your fault. Mephiles set us up.
Wendy (crying): Sonic... please... DON'T DIE!
I scanned Sonic's body—his health was at 1%.
Me: 1%.
They all looked at me.
Omega: That's his current health. He's hanging on with the 1% he has left.
Shadow: He's trying to live.
Wendy: Then there's still a chance to save him???
Me: Negative.
Carla: But he has 1%!
Me: A normal person between life and death would need at least 5%. With his heart ripped out, Sonic should've died instantly.
I sensed a rift behind me and saw a Ring Portal open. A blue Chao resembling Sonic emerged.
Wendy and Carla (surprised): Chao-Sonic!!!
The worried Chao hugged them.
Chelia: What is that?
Wendy: It's a Chao, little creatures that live in Sonic's world.
Carla: Wait, didn't Sonic say that if he dies, the Chao would cease to exist?
Chao-Sonic: Chao!
The Chao pointed at Sonic's body, then at itself.
Shadow (regaining composure): He says his spirit was transferred into the Chao.
Everyone was shocked for a moment, then let out a breath of relief.
Wendy (hugging the Chao tightly): Sonic, I was so scared!
Chao-Sonic: Chao!
Shadow: He says, "Did you really think I'd die that easily? I've always got more than one trick up my sleeve."
Chelia: How do you even understand him? He just repeats his name.
Me: Mobians don't understand at first either—but it comes with time.
Carla: So what do we do now?
Shadow: Omega, can you put Sonic's heart back?
Me: Affirmative. Estimated time: 2 hours.
Shadow: Mephiles holds the souls of the citizens. We need to find him and eliminate him.
Chao-Sonic: Chao!
Shadow: Hm? You're sure?
Chao-Sonic: Chao!
Shadow: Alright... Wendy, Carla, and Chelia, go back to your guild with Omega. He'll treat Sonic there.
Chelia: What about you?
Shadow: I'm going to find Solaris with Sonic.
Chao-Sonic: Chao!
Chelia: I'm coming with yo—
Shadow: When Omega finishes with Sonic's heart, someone needs to close his chest. I want you to stay with them... please.
Chelia looked sad but nodded. Shadow opened a portal ring showing the entrance of Lamia Scale. We all entered, leaving Shadow and Chao-Sonic behind.
We were in a room in the guild. Sonic was lying on a bed surrounded by Wendy, Carla, Chelia, Lyon, Sherry, and Jura. I held Sonic's heart in my hand, ready to operate, with a surgical kit beside me.
Me: I'll need an assistant to hand me tools during the operation.
Lyon: I'll do it—
Wendy: I'll do it!
Everyone looked at her.
Chelia: Are you sure you can handle it?
Wendy (determined): It doesn't matter as long as I can help save Sonic—even if it's disgusting.
Carla: In that case, I'm helping too.
Wendy: Carla...
Me: Two assistants should suffice.
Jura: Then we'll leave you to it.
Everyone left the room.
Me: Whatever happens, you'll need complete focus.
Wendy and Carla: Got it.
Me (handing them masks): Wear these.
They put on the masks. Sonic was in hedgehog form, so other organs were affected since his abdomen is smaller.
Me: Two needles.
Wendy handed them over. I used them to stitch the burnt part of his liver, going through the gallbladder.
Carla: Omega, can we ask a question?
Me: Affirmative. What is it?
Wendy: Do you know what causes Sonic's transformations?
Me (starting to stitch Sonic's back skin): Sonic's Transformations and Their Causes:
Super Sonic: Duplication of Dragon Slayer magic—known as Dragon Force. The Chaos Emeralds can also trigger it.
Sky Dragon Mode: Magical bond representation between Wendy and Sonic.
Werehog Form: Jupiter Cannon energy, Dark Gaia's magic, and absorption of demon particles.
Dark Sonic: Mephiles' influence and the need to release all his bottled-up negative emotions.
Carla: Negative emotions?
I took Sonic's heart and inserted it into his body.
Me: Clamps.
Carla gave me the clamps so I could attach the blood vessels.
Me: Yes. Sonic carries deep negative emotions that must be released due to their buildup.
Wendy: You mean he held them in so long that they formed that demonic shape?
Me: Affirmative. Warning: Carla, your health is dropping by 2%. Symptoms: dizziness and nausea.
Carla started feeling unwell. Wendy helped her sit down.
Wendy: You should rest.
Carla (tired): I'm fine...
Me (still working): Negative. You need a break. The shock from my explanations and the current operation are stressing your brain—causing vertigo and nausea. Wendy, heal her.
Wendy: Can you manage alone?
Me: Affirmative. I'm almost done—it'll soon be your turn.
Wendy stayed with Carla to heal her while I replaced Sonic's heart. Using fine lasers from my fingers, I welded the heart in place, closed his chest, and waited for a heartbeat.
Me: Operation complete.
Wendy: Is he alive?
Omega: Vital system unstable. Heartbeat required.
Wendy (teary-eyed, placing her hand on Sonic's chest): Sonic... you always gave us hope. Now it's our turn. Don't leave us... not now...
Carla (holding back tears): You idiot... you always scare us, but you always come back... So come back! We're here... Me and Wendy... We love you, you reckless hedgehog!
Wendy (closing her eyes, trembling): Please... fight... fight for us... for everyone who believes in you...
A faint pulse. Then another. His heart starts beating slowly.
Me (scanning): Heartbeat detected. Vital signs stabilized.
Wendy and Carla (crying with joy): Sonic!
Me: Sonic's health: 25%. Consciousness: Unavailable.
Wendy (confused): What? Why?
Me: Sonic is a body without a soul.
Carla: Right—Shadow has to bring it back.
Chelia walked in alone.
Chelia: Is he okay?
Carla and Wendy nodded.
Wendy: We're just waiting for Shadow to find his soul.
Me: Warning! Unknown lifeform detected underground!
Carla: Mephiles?
Me: Negative. Similar, but unidentified.
Chelia: Where is it?
Me: Throughout the entire city.
A violent tremor shook the area—the room began flooding.
Carla: Everyone out!
Wendy tried to grab Sonic's body, but I took it instead. We exited the guild and saw the city completely flooded—water burst from houses and reached our knees. Lyon and Sherry joined us.
Lyon: Are you okay?
Chelia (worried): What's going on?!
Sherry: The city suddenly flooded—we don't know why.
Wendy (concerned): What about the residents?
Lyon: Don't worry. Jura got them to safety.
A massive quake hit. Huge walls surrounded the city.
Me: Magic detected: Sacred Mage Jura's Great Wall.
Carla: He must've used it to contain the flood.
A terrifying roar echoed.
Me: Scanning... Origin: Margaret City Center.
We headed to the center and saw a giant, liquid-like worm with water tornadoes around it.
Wendy: That's...
Carla: Chaos!
No One's POV

From atop a crumbling building, Perfect Chaos roared—immense, translucent, terrifying. Its eyeless stare surveyed the destruction.
On an unstable concrete platform, Omega held unconscious Sonic in his metal hand. Behind him stood Lyon, Wendy, Carla, Chelia, and Sherry—ready for battle. Omega fired a barrage of flaming projectiles—but the water surrounding Chaos absorbed them. A powerful water jet blasted from Chaos' mouth, slamming Omega into a wall. Sonic fell, but Wendy caught him with a gust of wind.
Lyon leapt in, blades of ice drawn. He slid on a wet surface to gain momentum and sliced off one of Chaos' watery tentacles—but it reformed instantly. Carla, in battle form, zipped around the beast creating diversions, while Chelia cast a purification spell. A beam of light struck Chaos' core—but only made it angrier.
It screamed. Geysers erupted. A massive wave surged. Sherry used support magic to raise a barrier—but the pressure shattered it. Everyone was thrown apart.
Wendy: Dragon Slayer Secret Art : hattering Light : Sky Drill !
A celestial tornado slammed into Chaos, partially shattering it—but it reformed, larger than before. It launched a liquid arm at Wendy—Lyon saved her just in time, rolling into the rubble. They struggled to stand.
As Chaos prepared a final, devastating tidal wave, the air shifted. Water around Sonic vibrated. A golden light emerged from his body. His eyes slowly opened. Omega, half-destroyed, turned toward him.
Omega: Chaotic energy source detected... Transformation imminent...
The glow became blinding—Sonic transformed into Super Sonic.
Super Sonic: That nap was badly timed.
Everyone: Sonic!
Perfect Chaos roared, launching a tsunami—but Sonic blasted through it at light speed, dispersing the water. He struck the beast's core with a Chaos Emerald-fueled punch.Sonic twirled through the air, dodged a watery spear, and counterattacked with a series of supersonic dashes.
Each strike shook Chaos's liquid structure.
But the monster retaliated violently, forming a giant tornado mixed with lightning.
Sonic got sucked in, his energy waning.
But instead of fleeing, he dove straight into the vortex's heart, accelerating further.
Super Sonic: Chaos, you're stronger than you were 7 years ago... but you forgot one thing: I protect my friends!
Super Sonic pierced the heart of the tornado, his body becoming a golden arrow.
He rushed at full speed toward Chaos's core, focusing all his energy into one final strike.
Super Sonic: Secret Anti-Dragon Technique: Supersonic Propulsion!
The blow exploded in a flood of light. The sky opened, clouds scattered.
Perfect Chaos roared… then disintegrated in a rain of pure water.
The city was half-destroyed, but calm returned.
Super Sonic slowly descended, reverted to his normal form, and gently fell… into the arms of Wendy and Lyon.
Wendy (whispering with a smile): You took your time...
Sonic (weakly chuckling): I just wanted to let you shine a bit...
Shadow appeared in front of them, completely battered. Chelia ran toward him.
Chelia (worried): Shadow! Are you okay?
Shadow: It's nothing, I'm fine.
Sonic: You took your time too—I thought you'd lose to Solaris.
Shadow: Who do you think I am? Of course I was going to win.
Good thing I teleported the emeralds here so you could win easily.
Wendy: Shadow... thank you for saving Sonic.
Shadow: It's nothing. I had to make up for what I did.
They looked at each other for a moment. Sonic, realizing the scene, punched Shadow in the face.
Shadow: ARE YOU CRAZY?!
Sonic: BASTARD, STOP STARING AT MY GIRL!
Shadow kicked Sonic right in the face.
Shadow: SHOULD WE TALK ABOUT THE TIME YOU HIT MY GIRL BECAUSE YOU WERE "CONTROLLED BY MEPHILES"?
They started brawling in front of the amused crowd.
A few minutes later, Sonic and Shadow used the 7 emeralds and performed a Chaos Control that restored the city as if nothing had happened.
Shadow decided to keep Omega and have him join Sabertooth.
Peace had returned to Lamia Scale… until Wendy and Chelia made a decision.
Sonic (shocked): Wait wait, are you serious? You really want to become Idols???
Chelia: Yes, I've already sung in a few parades, and it'd be awesome if Wendy joined me.
Wendy: I don't mind either.
Sonic zipped out and came back to the guild with three Idol outfits.
Wendy: What is this???
Sonic: You have no idea how long I've waited for this day.
He handed the white outfit to Wendy and Chelia's usual blue one.
Wendy (blushing): You made us outfits?!
Sonic: Of course! No need to worry about the size—they fit perfectly.
Carla looked at them. Sonic smiled before pulling out a red version of Wendy's outfit.
Sonic (smiling): Of course, I made one for you too, princess.
Carla: Huh? But I'm not going to sing too.
Sonic: Oh? But it'd suit you, princess. Well, I'll keep it just in case—you might be tempted someday.
Chelia (whispering to Wendy): Looks like things happened during your mission at the cherry blossom village... is it normal that Sonic calls Carla "princess"?
Wendy (whispering): Let's just say… Carla finally confessed her love to Sonic.
Chelia (sly grin): So you three did it?
Wendy (face bright red): Huh?! Well… yes...
Carla (talking to Sonic): Hey Sonic.
Sonic: Yes, princess?
Carla: Why do you call me princess?
Sonic: I don't know.
Carla: What do you mean you don't know?
Sonic: I just don't. You're cute, you look like a princess… I just feel like calling you that.
Chelia (whispering to Wendy): Call Sonic.
Wendy: Huh? Why?
Chelia: Just testing something.
Wendy: Sonic?
Sonic: Yes, my queen?
Chelia: Now it makes sense.
Wendy and Carla both blushed and looked away.
Chelia (grinning): By the way, Sonic, when Carla catches you guys… does she join in?
Carla (embarrassed): CHELIA!
Sonic: Oh yeah, often. But most of the time she starts it and Wendy joins in later. Lately, she's been in heat and bold. Guess I always melt the girls.
Carla (blushing madly): SHUT UP!
Sonic: Anyway, your coach is about to arrive.
Wendy: Our coach?
Sonic (smiling): Yeah, you're not gonna become idols overnight.
Chelia: Who's our coach?
Sonic pulled a leek from his hand, and a green starry dust entered the room before taking the shape of a girl with light blue twin tails like Wendy's: It was Hatsune Miku.
Wendy and Carla: MIKU?!
Miku (grabbing the leek from Sonic's hand): Hi girls! So, you want to be idols too?
Chelia (amazed): I don't believe it—it's...
The whole guild: HATSUNE MIKU!!!
All the members rushed toward her, but Sonic repelled them with a huge electric shock.
Sonic: Hands off my sister, you bunch of pervs!
Chelia (starstruck): It's the real Miku?
Miku (amused): Flesh and blood!
Sonic: Alright, enough talking. Time for training. Wendy, Chelia—I'm counting on you to give it your all. Miku, you too.
Miku: Don't worry, big bro—they'll be idols in no time!
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[Mini Story: Shadow VS Solaris]
No one's POV
The sky tore open. Cracks of warped light streaked across the horizon as time itself seemed to melt.
The god of time, Solaris, had returned—more unstable, more cruel, more blazing than ever.
Shadow appeared in front of him on the tallest tower of Metropolis. Floating beside Solaris was Chao-Sonic, his blue aura contrasting with Solaris's menacing darkness.

Shadow: So that's the transdimensional being? Ha, doesn't look so tough.
Solaris emerged from the sky in a whirl of cosmic flames.
The air vibrated with overwhelming power.
Chao-Sonic fired blue energy spheres to slow the entity, but Solaris passed through them like wind.
Shadow leapt, his hover skates grazing fractured space, and fired a barrage of Chaos Spears.
Solaris retaliated with beams of shattered light, tearing the ground beneath them.
Shadow dodged with agility, using Chaos Control to distort time—just enough to avoid, not escape.
Solaris held 3 emeralds; Shadow had 4.
Chao-Sonic spun around Solaris, creating illusions of light to distract him.
Shadow charged headfirst, sliding under blasts, and struck the divine beast's burning core with a punch of pure energy.
Solaris roared, and the world trembled.
Solaris exploded into three time forms—past, present, and future—each attacking in a separate phase.
Shadow was thrown into "broken time", a dimension where every second lasted an eternity.
Shadow: Where am I?
There, he faced Solaris's past form—faster but weaker.
Wounded but determined, Shadow used the frozen environment to trap his enemy in a loop of reversed gravity.
He ran along the walls of time, landing kicks that defied logic.
Shadow: You think you rule time? I'm beyond that!
A Chaos Kick to the temporal core, and the past Solaris exploded in crimson light.
Back in the present, Solaris remained as a burning entity of rage.
He tried to engulf Shadow and Chao-Sonic in a solar vortex.
Chao-Sonic sacrificed himself to create a temporal bubble, slowing the vortex long enough for Shadow to launch himself forward.
Shadow channeled everything he had. No divine aid—only his will, rage, and pain.
He unleashed one final combo: Chaos Uppercut, followed by a Shadow Spin Slash, finishing with a shout:
Shadow: CHAOS BLAST!
But this Chaos Blast wasn't destructive—it was focused, refined, precise:
An explosion aimed right at Solaris's core weakness.
The god of time screamed one last time before bursting into golden sparks.
The universe stabilized again. Chao-Sonic, weakened, floated gently to the ground.
Shadow, on his knees, panting, raised his head.
Shadow (smiling): Even without light… a shadow can overcome the impossible.
He stood up slowly, watching the trapped souls return to Metropolis and regain human form.
He also saw the 3 emeralds Solaris had held.
Shadow: Looks like Sonic's gonna need a little help waking up.
He gathered the emeralds and teleported them.
Shadow: Chaos Control!
The emeralds vanished.
Shadow sat on the ground, noticed his injuries, and laid back to rest a bit.
[End of Mini Story]